Toy gun



Sept. 8, 1925. A

R. E. REARDON TOY GUN v en ijnLAWARE.

fs'lv'e' .caps mounted @ong papers tape, a'lthouggl it v .lmay'be'snapped effectively Withoutsaid-caps.-V

" ,Theiobjects' of my` invention are safety in4v Y Y* Y use; simplicityin-constructionf; positive acf` y ki elnployment lfor both hands ineperating it*- Ya Vkeener"enjoyment and vgreater' sense 0fac- 'such'mannerrhar rela-118m infuse ismseased f Yby theishorl'tness of trg'ger'pressure I'ie'c'es-` M-.sary'jto dschargW-thefrusuali'cap .-Ifirln'gtey'if they' trigger' for opera-tion..y Direct .Y action 1 y'vv/.edgeraisng'of the hammer byforce offene Y"aI"Ir1 -ofy user,Y.inst`ead ofthe-one ii'iigerpres-p: sure-:employed in hammer elevation in 'thef Y ,QL' usual triggerlY operated toyY-caprepeater; or Y I.jthumb'ipressure.used4E 'in cockingV singleshotf I devices; isa'particularlyv advantgeousfaddi tiona'lifeatureof'my"gun-lit'm'akesfopera-i5. s ,Y t;Y`i.Thehamrner'springiGpreferablyYfia- ,fs

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Y iV -Appiieatidn'med my 1 1,

position and. la section ofthe Shoulderfstocl' l*gun fromltwgleft side;s h'ewngthe gun bodyi- 1 l with pertonof :shoulderstock,thereand-i YYf'terior or body andl w'orkngparts :are shevvn ,finY` clear and' dottedlines 'as po'sitioned'atimement .that the hammer. is completelyelevated- 'by first action of operation. Y

y G un,f of which' the :following is a'YY if 110: toy-guns and'particularly those using elxplo-` of 'the breech action-portionofthe-'leftshalty tion,V and* attractive novelty and realism in design andoperation. The Y'ch-i'ld user -ndsr l y -catlon ofthe gun body andcertain f ,Y tiontlian is derived from thefusua'l tfoypistolj;y

My' improvement isY presented las a Y semloled,V Y

ther combines' the *Ydesiralole'A features of inter-. Y nallrexplosionandL positive-v eock-ing :and lcl-L ing of the'YYhann'er inz-i'eselevation,` `and'flnY v[mechanism requiring a'Y lengthymovement lofIattaiYn-the' objects of my! invention by the! construction;combinatieii` Y j :arrangement alyjpeinted out yinV "the: lafims7-it'ibeing side V or back?, `of Athe hammer t DS i l derstood thatl L Ydol not intedv'toi'V limit myself v {to} thexfdetafifls' ofc'onstructionand rconiloinar"-tion ogvthe various-parts asy described` andiV e v H el Y' t 'Y 5 vvarollyY projec'tingffrirn it'sshaiit'ont Y Y invention is;illustrated' in? theaccorti-iVV y terminates jinY .aizright angularprojgeo o ure :l isan' interior side' elevationf off-the v "lleftlha1=i2"`f thebpdyof myc'apgun, showing" 1922;: sfirnaveaiie Y theseveralwekng. 'parts .therein in nrnial inplace. 4 .Y .Y `A .A A* f Fgure 2 vis a'n exteriorgvievv of" toy tec Y Y' Figure Sis a partial'nterirside'elevati-i' i 65 of ,my `toy gun body, shwng the werking' Y.A partsas' at saine moment of operation del" Y Y plcted in Figure 2,butillustrting a modiif is an exterior view51frerif-the2-fl iof my toygun` as'. completely. afs-V parts. ,Y Y

Figure l et ri ght. side,

'In the .drawings like' numerals indicate si-miflarpartspf j .-lVIyqcapgun as .'sho'vvn'i'sniielfde`offpartsk molded" of gray iron with awodergheuldr 1 stock lelanneed 'between' the body Sidepieces*YVWhenassmblee. nemayb@ midedwith an, ironstock integral Witha part ofthelood-yorA 80 o Y Y l otherwise orn'ned; partially or entirely lof Ysheet metah.- as'firight be desirableginmanu-r facture; iThe 'gunlntheprererlredcenstrucf"Q tienifshown iin Figures'l' aYnd'Y'I 2 consistsmainly 'of alert side a rig-ht side'B door plate @,a hemmen@a-'trigicler:El anda slide piece F; Y Goeoperatin'g therewith 4areJr-'lla Y mer spring G,L af tri'ggerLslide springYH,i al' Y i,:pawlfsprin v[,."a1 idfa'Yfeed springJ5A having-gA Y f SCWO' arms,VK1Aand/lv .The Woodenstock is designated- 7.-:

side therediak marginal lflangey D2V vvhi'eliff Da'vthatfis recessedtransversely, What-may be'described asian inverte-df step e* i with anextended back. Forward of the said flange D2 there projects downwardlyfrom the hammer shaft, preferably centrally thereof, a triangular fin,or cocking E is pivoted be-V right angular ange projection, or arm, E2,

that is adapted to engage the transverse recess Vor groove in the hammerprojection D3.

Projecting forwardly from the body of trigger E and slightly above itspivotal point is a stud, E4, adapted to engage one end of' the coil,trigger-slide spring H. The slide piece F, which is mountedtoslidehorizontally between the gun sides A andB in bearings such as A3 and A4,B3 and B4, consists of a shaft, preferably round, with a hand gripenlargement F2 suitably located thereon, that terminates rearwardly inahead containing a transverse circular recess F 2 with an open sector,adapted to house the-feed spring J. Extended from the rearward wall ofsaid circular recess F 2 and adapted to oppose the stud E of trigger Eand engage the other end of trigger-slide spring H, is a stud F4.Extended upwardly from the said rear wall of recess F2, marginallyrofits left side, is a flange F5, terminating in and supporting a rightangularly projected horizontal flange, o-r tape guiding wall, F e, thatis bevelled or sloped away from its rearward end upwardly, adapting itto slide under and wedgingly engage the extension D4 of the hammer D andelevate same. The pawl spring I, preferably flat, is bentV at one end,Il, to Yhold it in engagement with suitably formed bearing studs A5,Y Aand A7, projected from gun side A, and bears with its free end upon thetape way formed by the under side of wall F 2, normally bearing thereonat a distanceV of one cap spacing fromthe point on said wall F6 wherethe arm J1 of feed spring J bears Vupon same. The feed spring J, whichis U-shaped, is mounted in the transverse circular recess F 2' of slidepiece F in such manner that its arm J1 bears upon the, tape path on wallF 6 and its arm J2 projects clear of and so spaced from said wall VF8that pressure would Contact it with same a capV diameterV in advance ofthe contacting point of arm J1 thereon. The trigger-slide coil spring His mounted on the studs E* and F4A of the trigger E and slide piece Frespectively, thus engaging and normally thrusting apart the saidtrigger E and slide piece F. The door plate is pivoted frictionally onthe gun side B by an assembly.

screw L and locked in closed position by engagement of a tongueextensionv Clrat its free end with a corresponding B5 recess formed inthe stock gripl portion of gun side B, the inherent resiliency of thesubstance Vof door plate C allowing it to ride into such able locationfor can feeding, and on it is shown a roll of cap tape T with theforemost caps T1, T2, and T2, in engagement and in positionforengagement with the feed and pawl springs J1 and I respectively.

To operate my cap gun, the door plate being first opened, a roll of captape T is mounted on post'A8 on side A and the free end of the tapepassed over hammer flange D2 and along the under side of tape wall F 6,between the free ends of pawl spring I and feed spring arm J 2.and thesaid wall F 6, until the foremost cap T1 lies in front of said arm J2 offeed spring J. The second cap, T2, lies then in front of pawl spring I.The door plate C being then closed, the gun is brought to firingposition at the shoulder of user, with one hand gripping the hand gripenlargement F2 of slide piece F and the other hand grasping the stock ofthe gun in position for trigger pressure. The slide piece F is thendrawn back by the forward hand of the user, compressing thetrigger-slide spring H against the trigger above pivotal point of same,and simultaneously elevating the hammer by forcing wedge-wise the slopednose of tape wall F6 against and under the hammer body projection D4.When the hammer approaches the limit of its elevation the coincidentrise of the inverted step in its projection D3 permits the upper end E3of the trigger member VE to .ride under it into engagement with the saidstep or recess of projection D3. At this point of the operation the armJ1 of feed spring J has ridden back along the` face of the tape T overthe second cap T2'and upon the nose of pawl spring I, against which saidcap T2 isheld against recession with the tape wall F 6 and the feedspring arm J1 in their rearward movement. Pressure on the slide piece Fbeing now relaxed by the user of the gun expansion of coil spring Hreturns the said slide piece forwardly to normal position, spring armJ1incidentally riding'oft' the nose of pawl spring I into engagementwith-cap T2 and carrying the tape T forward thereby so that cap T1 isextended over the anvil angeAg. As the slide piece. F reaches forwardposition the arm J2 of feed spring' J is thrust upward by engagementwith the nose of anvil A9 so that the free end of the spring arm J2presses against the tape T in advance of the second cap T2, then engagedby the feed spring arm J1, shielding same against back fire fromexplosion of the foremost cap T1. The trig- A cap roll rides-outofengagement *W'iththe hammer projection D4 and 'thehammer'falls byaction y of hammer vspringv G', percussing upon vthe ".fanfvll A9 andthe cap'y T'thereon;:thuseomf` ,Inthe modification of-my'cap gun shown1' v1 in Figure' 3V the tape ,feeding'meclmmsmdif:A

fersfrom thefferegoing preferred form' in" ff-that 'the tape .v Wall,vA105, isfA stationarybeing fraflange extensiony of gun vside "I yfupvvard'projeet'ion F5 `offsli'de piece Ffbears l'only a vsloped flangeF7 y,extended right angu-l l" glarly'therefrom, to yengage tr iangularAprojeetiom'or"fin, 'D4l of thehammer D andelevate the hammer.' pavvlspring I 'bea-rs on holding the' tape thereagainst While springv J1along the Said tape, y Cap at the nose of pawl sp'ngI and sliding Vmitland the tape.y alongthe said Wall tothe astationary Wall,

as aback, fire hield in a mannerv essentially vthesame as in thepreferred construetion yof Figures 1 and 2. Theoperation of the gun Yand the 'l action of itsseveral parts, other `30'thanin capadvanoingfas'stated', are Vthe lsame as in the preferredvdesign. .Y

1; In a 'toy cap 'firingrryleehanism,Y a hamanvil,Y "tvvo handzgrps e,:apart'lengi e beingnow'pressedhytherearward hand Y f ',tudinally onvthe (said n1'eehanism', means for ',of( the A user, ithe triggervmember'head E? ment of one, hand jl. pletingV the operation, which may bevrepeatf ed until the -r01lj0f caps is 'exhausted..y

fha'mmer, an Vanvil disposed."tofeontaet with? A, and 'theVV hammer, anVanvil In lthis construction' the` Y 1 elevate said yhammen thefeedltravels to and r.from Ytheanvil A Wall ,A1705 engaging'a` Sition. y

anvil'. 'Arm J? of the feed' springffunetions v. VV4.A Inria o ap tapefeeding and firing mech? l anism, ya geringy hammer AadaptedY to'eontaelf4 'e vmer disposed to eontaetvvvith an anvil,V anv Yanvil inthe path .of-said hammer, a spring I adapted tooontaet Saidhammerupon'said jV elevating the .hammer from the anvil andgv n to the anvil'byv move.-V grip, and trigger VIlfleejrlS-. ladjacent the other.l handgrip 'for releasing 4 Y.

advancing 'cap tape' the lSaid' hammer Vupon(y the said anvil.: j .2.-In av toy Capviiring meehanism,aSpringe.; g

means .t retain said v position* by longitudinal. .movement ofleai'd"Wedgememberiin the plane kof ysaidlanvil.v g l. L y frngmechanismfaspring f disposed to be stru'ek'b'yv 13.V In ra'toy Cap Y'said.vhamm'erga member With handmgrp-y* thereon, manuallyop'erable to directlylele?4vate 'said' hammer above saidlanvil v:and 'I Y, hammerV inV elevated;Y f

Sad'hmmef a Wedge memberV adaptada' j?" above saidanvilfby longitudinal*movement of "'said vvedgemem. Y' y ber in the plane of thesaid anvil',and a trigr ger member adapted ytolengage.saidhammer when elevatedand-retainiit-'melevated poi- 'v said hammerg Y'ing member vadapted toelevate said hammer; from said :anvil-"by longitudinal movementin the'pl'aneof saidianvil, and a triggerY Vsitioril v '-ROBE'RT vmemberadapted to" engage Said hammer When'elevated and metain itin elevatedpoele ii

